Spain finish 2012 on top, Colombia in fifth

ZURICH — The top ten may have remained the same, but there were a few shuffles elsewhere on 2012’s last instalment of the Fifa/Coca-Cola World Ranking.

Spain will finish the year at the summit for the fifth time in succession — an achievement which earns them the Team of the Year title — followed by Germany, Argentina and Italy (4th, up 1)

The Mover of the Year goes to Colombia for the second time since the Fifa/Coca-Cola World Ranking was introduced in 1993.

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